Filter the model with business data
Use report selections to isolate relevant elements and model selections to reveal connected measures and records.
IFC VIEWER FOR POWER BI
IFC in Power BI, without leaving your tenant.
Bring interactive building models into business dashboards and connect elements with project, cost, schedule, space, and asset data.
3D + data
Synchronized interaction
Power BI
Native report experience
Your tenant
Controlled model access
Works across Microsoft 
Microsoft Power BI 
Microsoft SharePoint 
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Power BI Microsoft SharePoint Microsoft Teams VISUAL ANALYTICS
Put model context directly into the report.
Use report selections to isolate relevant elements and model selections to reveal connected measures and records.
Microsoft Power BI Portfolio overview 
18 elements selected by report
Completion
84%
+6.2% this period
CAPABILITIES 01 02 03
Designed for enterprise delivery.
Build reusable reporting patterns
Create portfolio, 4D, cost, space, BCF, IDS, and asset dashboards from governed semantic models.
Publish through existing Power BI governance
Use workspaces, permissions, refresh policies, and distribution practices already managed by your organization.
PRODUCT DEPTH
Connect model geometry to the decisions in a report.
Load IFC from desktop or Microsoft storage, connect model objects to measures and related tables, then publish the combined experience through Power BI governance.
Direct model loading
Load individual or multiple IFC files from desktop, synchronized folders, SharePoint, and Teams without staging a separate CSV export.
- Single and multi-IFC reports
- SharePoint and Teams file access
- Microsoft permissions
Model-aware analysis
Use report filters to color and isolate model objects, and use model selections to reveal related schedule, cost, space, or asset records.
- Color by any report field
- Synchronized selection
- Reusable DAX and semantic models
Enterprise distribution
Move from local report authoring to Power BI Service, tenant-wide use, Power BI Embedded, and commercial delivery.
- Per-user Business licensing
- Per-tenant Enterprise licensing
- Embedded deployment options
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Clear information for technical evaluation.
Connect and load
- Sources
- Local, synchronized, SharePoint, and Teams files
- Models
- Single and multiple IFC files
- Templates
- Standard and Pro PBIX options
- Extension
- Optional full-property Data Connector
Analyze and publish
- Interaction
- Report-to-model and model-to-report
- Styling
- Color by DAX field
- Desktop
- Included in Community
- Service
- Business or Enterprise license
Enterprise options
- Licensing
- Per tenant
- Viewers
- Microsoft users included
- Embedded
- External-viewer allocation
- Support
- Rollout, SLA, and assessment options
PRICING AND LICENSING Recommended
Build locally, share with a team, or deploy across a tenant.
Community supports Power BI Desktop. Business is assigned per user through Microsoft AppSource. Enterprise covers organization-wide, embedded, and commercial deployment.
Community
Create reports in Power BI Desktop
€0
forever
- Standard PBIX template
- Standard IFC attribute extraction
- Multiple-file viewing and analysis
- Color by report field
Business
Publish and share in Power BI Service
Per user
via AppSource
- Everything in Community
- Power BI Service support
- Scheduled cloud refresh
- Shared semantic model and team reports
Enterprise
Organization-wide and commercial deployment
Custom
per tenant
- Unlimited Microsoft users
- BCF and IDS querying
- Power BI Embedded allocation
- Commercial and multi-project rights
- Support and SLA options
Commercial and technical information reviewed 26 August 2026.
COMPARE OPTIONS
Compare Power BI deployment options
Choose based on where reports run, who can view them, and whether embedded or commercial distribution is required.
| Capability | Community | Business | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power BI Desktop | Included | Included | Included |
| Power BI Service | Not included | Included | Included |
| Multiple IFC files | Included | Included | Included |
| Standard IFC extraction | Included | Included | Included |
| BCF and IDS queries | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Power BI Embedded | Not included | Not included | Available |
| Licensing | Local user | Per user | Per tenant |
| Commercial deployment rights | Not included | Not included | Included |
START AND EVALUATE
Direct paths to products, demos, and documentation.
MICROSOFT APPSOURCE
Install the visual
Start in Power BI Desktop or review paid plans.
Open REPORT TEMPLATESChoose a PBIX starting point
Review prepared reporting patterns.
Open DOCUMENTATIONInstallation and licensing
Prepare Desktop, Service, and tenant deployment.
Open DATA CONNECTORAdd complete data extraction
Load property sets and folders into Power Query.
Open FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Answers for evaluation and procurement.
Can I start without a paid license?+−
Yes. Community supports authoring and using reports in Power BI Desktop.
Who needs a Business license?+−
Each person opening a report in Power BI Service needs a Business license assigned through the Microsoft admin center.
When is Enterprise appropriate?+−
Enterprise is intended for tenant-wide use, embedded viewers, commercial delivery, and organizations requiring procurement, support, or vendor assessment.
How do I load complete IFC property sets?+−
Add the Power BI Data Connector for full property, quantity, material, classification, and folder-based loading.
Bring this workflow into your Microsoft environment.
Talk with Flinker about architecture, deployment, commercial options, and the first production use case.